Dennis Weaver

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There will come a time ... when civilized people will look back in horror on our generation and the ones that preceded it – the idea that we should eat other living things running around on four legs, that we should raise them just for the purpose of killing them! The people of the future will say "meat-eaters!" in disgust and regard us in the same way we regard cannibals and cannibalism — Dennis Weaver [24]

Death

Weaver died from prostate cancer at his home in Ridgway, Colorado, on February 24, 2006, at age 81. [16]

Filmography

Film

Dennis Weaver
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Weaver in 1960
Born
Billy Dennis Weaver

(1924-06-04)June 4, 1924
DiedFebruary 24, 2006(2006-02-24) (aged 81)
OccupationActor
Years active1950–2006
Spouse
Gerry Stowell
(m. 1945)
Children3
President of the Screen Actors Guild
In office
1973–1975
YearTitleRoleNotes
1952 Horizons West Dandy Taylor
The Raiders Dick Logan (uncredited)
1953 The Redhead from Wyoming Matt Jessup
The Lawless Breed Jim Clements
The Mississippi Gambler Julian Conant (uncredited)
It Happens Every Thursday Al, Chamber of Commerce President (uncredited)
Law and Order Frank Durling
Column South Menguito
The Man from the Alamo Reb (uncredited)
The Golden Blade Rabble Rouser (uncredited)
The Nebraskan Captain De Witt (uncredited)
War Arrow Pino
1954Pasties on a CatLeering Audience Member (uncredited)
Dangerous Mission Ranger Clerk
Dragnet Police Captain R.A. Lohrman
The Bridges at Toko-Ri Air Intelligence Officer (uncredited)
1955 Ten Wanted Men Sheriff Clyde Gibbons
Seven Angry Men John Brown Jr.
Chief Crazy Horse Major Carlisle
Storm Fear Hank
1956 Navy Wife
1958 Touch of Evil Mirador Motel Night Manager
1960 The Gallant Hours Lieutenant Commander Andy Lowe
1961Sing for Me, Canary BoyBlake Puddingstock
1966 Duel at Diablo Willard Grange
Way...Way Out Hoffman
1967 Gentle Giant Tom Wedloe
1968Mission BatangasChip Corbett
1970 A Man Called Sledge Erwin Ward
1971 What's the Matter with Helen? Linc Palmer
Duel David Mann
1972Mothership TycoonCaptain Buck Finnster
Horsetrailer Tycoon
1973House ArrestSergeant Chester McFeeley
Terror on the BeachNeil Glynn
1977Cry for Justice
1979Surgery TrainDr. Lance Goiter
1982Splattercakes for MamaSmokey Joe Burgess
1995 Two Bits & Pepper Sheriff Pratt
1997Telluride: Time Crosses OverCameo appearance
1998Escape from Wildcat CanyonGrandpa Flint
2000SubmergedBuck Stevens
The VirginianSam Balaam
2001Elephant RageElephantVoice
2004 Home on the Range AbnerVoice

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1954 Cavalcade of America PrisonerEpisode: "G for Goldberger"
1954–1955 Dragnet Various roles6 episodes
1955–1964 Gunsmoke Chester / Chester Goode290 episodes
1955 The Lone Ranger Jeb SullivanEpisode: "The Tell-Tale Bullet"
1955 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars BenEpisode: "Underground"
1956 Big Town Episode: "Crime in the City Room"
1957The Silent ServiceLt. Cmdr. Bladen D. ClaggettEpisode: "The Two Davids and Goliath"
1958 Climax! Steve MaclynEpisode: "Burst of Fire"
Playhouse 90 Karl OhringerEpisode: "The Dungeon"
1959 Have Gun – Will Travel Monk
1960 Alfred Hitchcock Presents Charles 'Charlie' Morton CavenderEpisode: "Insomnia"
1961 The Twilight Zone Adam GrantEpisode: "Shadow Play"
1964–1965 Kentucky Jones Kenneth Yarborough "Kentucky" Jones26 episodes
1965 Combat! NoahEpisode: "The Farmer"
Dr. Kildare Wayne WandemeirEpisode: "A Reverence for Life"
1966 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color George Tucker, the Sundown Kid2 episodes ("Gallegher Goes West")
1967–1969 Gentle Ben Tom Wedloe56 episodes
1969 Judd, for the Defense Prof. Robert BeardsleyEpisode: "The View from the Ivory Tower"
The Name of the Game Walter GraysonEpisode: "Give Till It Hurts"
1970–1977 McCloud Sam McCloud46 episodes
1970 That Girl Lewis FranksEpisode: "That Metermaid"
The Virginian Jed HainesEpisode: "Train of Darkness"
Swing Out, Sweet Land Tom LincolnTelevision special
1971The Forgotten ManLt. Joe HardyTelevision movie
Duel David MannTelevision movie
1972 Rolling Man Lonnie McAfeeTelevision movie
The Great Man's Whiskers Abraham Lincoln Television movie
1973Female ArtilleryDeke ChambersTelevision movie
Terror on the BeachNeil GlynnTelevision movie
1977 Intimate Strangers Donald HalstonTelevision movie
1978 Centennial R.J. Poteet12 episodes
Pearl Colonel Jason ForrestMiniseries
The IslanderGable McQueenTelevision movie
Ishi: The Last of His Tribe Professor Benjamin FullerTelevision movie
1979The Ordeal of Patty HurstCharles BatesTelevision movie
Police Story Sgt. Ted BentleyEpisode: "A Cry for Justice"
StoneDaniel Ellis StoneTelevision movie
1980 Stone Daniel Ellis Stone9 episodes
Amber WavesBud BurkhardtTelevision movie
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd Samuel Mudd Television movie
1981 The Day the Loving Stopped Aaron DannerTelevision movie
1982 Don't Go to Sleep PhillipTelevision movie
1983–1984 Emerald Point N.A.S. Rear Admiral Thomas Mallory22 episodes
1983 Cocaine: One Man's Seduction Eddie GantTelevision movie
1985 Magnum, P.I. Lacy Fletcher, Present DayEpisode: "Let Me Hear the Music"
Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson StoryWally JohnsonTelevision movie
1986 A Winner Never Quits Mr. WyshnerTelevision movie
Headin' Home for the HolidaysTom MillerTelevision special
1987Bluffing ItJack DugganTelevision movie
1987–1988 Buck James Doctor Buck James19 episodes
1988 Disaster at Silo 7 Sheriff Ben HarlenTelevision movie
1989 The Return of Sam McCloud Sam McCloudTelevision movie
1991-1994 Captain Planet and the Planeteers Multiple2 episodes
1992 Mastergate V.P. Dale BurdenTelevision movie
1993Ancient Secrets of the Bible, Part IINarratorTelevision movie
1994GreyhoundsChance WayneTelevision movie
The Great Battles of the Civil WarRobert E. Lee40 episodes
1994-1995 Lonesome Dove: The Series Buffalo Bill Cody5 episodes
1997Seduction in a Small TownSam JenksTelevision movie
Stolen Women: Captured Hearts Captain Robert FarnsworthTelevision movie
2000The VirginianSam BalaamTelevision movie
High Noon Mart HoweTelevision movie
2001 The Beast Walter McFadden2 episodes
Family Law Judge Richard LloydEpisode: "Sex, Lies and Internet"
2002 The Simpsons Buck McCoy (voice)Episode: "The Lastest Gun in the West"
2003 Touched by an Angel Emmett RiversEpisode: "The Good Earth"
2005 Wildfire Henry13 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Voyeur II Sheriff John Parker

Theatre

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